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Diocese of Florida
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The Diocese of Florida covers the Florida and Durazno departments of Uruguay and was erected in 1931 (originally as Florida-Melo). Its cathedral is the national sanctuary of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three, patroness of Uruguay, and Bishop Alfonso Maria Bauer Ormazabal, S.D.B., was appointed in March 2026.
- Bishop
- Alfonso María Bauer Ormazábal
- Latin name
- Floriden(sis)
- Established
- 1931
- Cathedral
- Catedral Basilica Santuario de la Virgen de los Treinta y Tres
- Patron
- Our Lady of the Thirty-Three (patroness of Uruguay)
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Montevideo (Archdiocese of Montevideo)
- Catholics
- 91,000
- Chancery
- Obispado, Calle Alejandro Gallinal 532, 94000 Florida, Uruguay
- Telephone
- Tel. [0435]22.164
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Canelones 47 km
- Diocese of San José de Mayo 53 km
- Diocese of Montevideo 90 km
- Diocese of América Latina e México 137 km
- Diocese of La Plata AR 184 km
- Diocese of Mercedes 193 km
Parishes near the see
- Cristo Rey · Florida <1 km
- San José · Florida <1 km
- Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús · Florida <1 km
- Inmaculada Concepción · Veinticinco de Mayo 15 km
- San Pablo · Mendoza Grande 20 km
- Santos Cosme y Damián · Veinticinco de Agosto 39 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001422 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08